BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

Evening Star, Issue 21005, 20 January 1932, Page 11

BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

CATTLE BEARER-SHEEP AND PIGS CHEAPER > Fat Sheep.—A shade larger than last week, the total number being approximately 2,200, the fat sheep entry was conspicuous for its ewes, although there P'ere more nice Lauder wethers than usual. Prices for wethers opened at a drop of Is 6d a head on last week,: , and as the sale progressed a further, drop of Is a head had to bo accepted,’ The best primes brought from 21s 9d to 23s 6d, and light wethers froni 16s to 18s, working out at 3|d lb. Ewes were cheaper by 2s 6d to 3s a head,; the best primes selling round about 11s. The bulk of the yarding brought from 7s to 8s Gd, equal to IJd lb. Later in the sale values receded below those quoted here. Prices; Heavy wethers, 19s Gd to 23s 6d; medium, 14s to 18s 9d; light, 12s to 13s 9d; heavy ewes, ,10s Cd to 12s 9d; medium, 8s 9d to 9s 9d; light, Cs 3d to 7s 6d. Fat Lambs—The quality of the fat lamb yarding was quite up to previous entries. The selling did not commence before the paper went to press, so a report of this will appear to-morrow. , Fat Cattle—There was an improvement in fat cattle values to the extent of 30s a head on extra heavy bullocks, 20s on light bullocks, and 10s on cows and heifers. Extra prime bullocks touched 30s a 1001 b, plain rough 26s to 27s Gd, and cows and heifers 20s to 255. The yarding of prime bullocks was much below last week’s in quality, thirty head of good heavy bullocks being penned, while a large number was rough and finished. The proportion of cows and heifers was larger than usual.; The best truck load was sent in by, Mr Beatie, “ Titiroa,” and brought (up to £l3. For Mr Renton’s (Mosgiel)i entry the same price, was secured, and Mr Kirk (Mosgiel) got up to £l2 15s for his penning. ’Several lines of local bullocks sold from £9 to £lO. Sales:! National Mortgage and Agency Company—Heavy bullocks, £lO 7s 6d;] -medium cows, £G 12s Gd. Stronach, Morris, and Co.—Medium bullocks, £8 17s Gd to £9 12s Gd; light, £6 17s 6d to £8 2s 6d; light heifers, £5 17s ’6d to £6 2s Gd; light cows,’£4 10s to £5 7s Gd. Donald Reid and Co.—Heavy bullocks, £lO 7s Gd to £l2 17s Gd;! medium, £8 12s 6d to £9 12s 6d; light, £6 12s Gd to £i Ds Gd; medium heifers, £7 2s 6d; light, £3 12s 6d to-£6 17s 6d; medium cows, £o 17s 6d; light, £4 7s 6d. Wright Stephenson, and Co.: Heavy bullocks, £lO 2s Gd to £l2 17s Gd; medium, £9 2s Gd to £lO 2s 6d; light, £6 10s to £8 2s Cd; medium heifers, £7 2s 6d; light, £6 2s Gd; medium cows, £5 12s Gd; light, £4 17s Gd to £5 12s Gd. Dalgety and Co.:| Heavy bullocks, £lO 17s Gd; medium,. £9 2s Gd to £10; light, £6 17s Cd to £8 2s 6d; light heifers, £5 17s 6d; light cows. £4 12s Cd to £5 2s Gd. Otago Farmers’ Co-op.: Medium bullocks, £9 7s Gd to £9 17s Gd; medium heifers, £6 7s Gd; light, £5 2s Gd; medium cows, : £5 17s Gd to £6 15s; light, £5 2s Gd.' Loan Company: Medium heifers, £G 5s to £7 2s Gd; light, £4 15s to £5 7s Gd; medium cows, £6 12s Cd; light, £5 2a Gd. Store Cattle.—There was a fair number of bullocks and about the usual number of cows in the store cattle section. A dull sale, with the prices for. the cows ranging from £1 10s to £4, ; and for the bullocks from £5 to £7, was experienced. Pigs—There was a good quality yarding of porkers and bacon pigs, with tho top value for bacon standing at £2 10s. There was a drop of 10s a head on this class of pig compared to the ruling prices at tho last sale, while porkers ran out from £1 15s to £2, showing a docrease of 5s a head on last week. Bacon pigs were worth about 3|d lb, and porkers in the vicinity of 5Jd lb.